Monday after a week on the road is never easy. The muse is tired and hungry, even after a couple of days off and I'm not feeling particularly creative. The best time for an "easy to cook" food post. What to make with what's on hand? It doesn't get any easier than this.
You start by dipping some extra large chicken breasts into a mixture of whisked egg with a dash of salt and little basil in it. Then coat the chicken pieces with Italian seasoned Japanese Planko bread crumbs. (They have more of a "bite" to them than Italian ones).
Pepper each piece lightly and place on a baking pan sprayed with non stick spray and bake at 400F for 25 minutes to crisp up the crumbs.
Then pour enough Poppyseed dressing over the top of each piece to cover, quickly return to oven and bake another 25 minutes. The coating ends up as a blend of soft and crunch with a delicate, almost sweet and sour undertone to it. The chicken underneath stays unbelievably juicy. I sliced it after baking and served on top of Amish noodles with a salad and dinner was on the table in just a little over an hour.
It WILL be assimilated.
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One should know better than to look at your food posts right before dinner, but that just makes one a glutton for punishment. And food.
It looks delicious.
Dang it... Mine doesn't look that good... :-(
Just...wow. I feel so less-than-worthy now. Murphy and I are having something canned and unmentionable.
Uh. Murphy. Don't feel bad, Hell I had a "Lunchable" at work today. We will not speak of the Dinty Moore Beef stew, OK?
Resistance is futile.
Add a bit of cayenne.
But it looks good! How do you keep the "crunchy" from falling off?
Wow. The Serenity Prayer with Locutius of Borg. Interesting stitchwork.
Giving me more incentive to follow up on that offer to be my personal chef I see. Looks good.
I finally made the alligator.
My wife asked if everything was ready. I replied: Gator done.
WV: Blayst - cookin' gator wuz a blayst.
Looks yummy.
If you want a little more depth to the hot than just cayenne, try some tandoori spice blend. Kohinoor makes a good one, but even the local grocery store has trouble keeping it in stock in the international foods aisle. Don't know if you can find it where you live. Maybe Penzy's makes something similar.
Have a good night.
Sounds dee-lish, and simple enough for bachelor fuel. I'll probably have to find something less exotic for the breading, though.
On a previous post: Your friend said you were 'scary' when you were carrying. You never followed that up, but I know why she said it. It's confidence. Most people aren't confident, and when they see somebody who is they're a little (or a lot) intimidated by it because they aren't used to seeing it. When you carry you're confident. Concentrate on that feeling, and try to replicate it when not carrying -- it'll make life easier.
Just found your blog via Tam's. I'll be back.
Regards,
Ric
Yummy lookin'!!
Bob
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LOVE the sampler!! :)
Looks scrumptious! Will definitely be trying this and you can never go wrong with Panko.
I'll bet it wasn't on the table long enough to cool off...
Jim
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